Indigenous Health Incentive (IHI) practice application for Practice Incentives Program (PIP) 012-10070000

The PIP IHI supports general practices and Indigenous health services to provide better health care to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients, including best practice management of chronic disease and mental disorders.

Practices can apply for the IHI using:

• Health Professional Online Services (HPOS), or
• the PIP IHI practice application (IP026) form

Do not accept applications submitted via letter.

The Resources page links to the IHI guidelines for more details about eligibility requirements.

There are 3 types of PIP IHI payments:

• One-off practice sign-on payment to register for the PIP IHI
• Annual patient registration payments for each eligible Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patient
• Tiered outcome payments:
• Tier 1, for providing chronic disease and mental health management
• Tier 2, for providing the majority of eligible MBS Services to the patient

The Resources page links to the IHI guidelines for more details.

From 1 January 2023 patient registration payments will reduce each calendar year until 31 December 2024, when they will cease. From 1 January 2025, patient registration will be lifetime.

There will be a corresponding increase in Tier 2 outcomes payments as the registration payments decrease.

The Resources page links to the IHI guidelines for more details.

Practices can apply for the PIP Indigenous Health Incentive:

• electronically via HPOS in PIP Online, or
• by completing the relevant sections of the Practice Incentives Program Application (IP001) form at the time the practice is applying for PIP, or
• manually by completing the Practice Incentives Indigenous Health Incentive practice application form (IP026)

Practices can withdraw from the IHI through:

• HPOS, or
• written correspondence via letter or HPOS messaging

The request must include the:

• practice ID
• practice name
• full practice address
• consent to withdraw from the IHI, and
• signature of 1 registered owner or authorised contact person

Practices can reapply at any time.

Practices reapplying for the IHI within 12 months of their withdrawal are not eligible for the sign-on payment.